Search results matching tags 'Illegal dumping' and 'El Paso County Attorney's Office'http://www.epcounty.com/CS/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=Illegal+dumping,El+Paso+County+Attorney%27s+Office&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'Illegal dumping' and 'El Paso County Attorney's Office'en-USCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)Socorro Resident Arrested For Allegedly Dumping Solid Waste On Neighbor’s Propertyhttp://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/archive/2013/03/22/socorro-resident-arrested-for-allegedly-dumping-solid-waste-on-neighbor-s-property.aspxFri, 22 Mar 2013 18:20:00 GMT3ab87554-d986-410a-839d-5c2bd702654a:2757edominguez<p>El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal today announced the arrest of a Socorro resident who has been charged with violating the Texas Health and Safety Code by illegally dumping solid waste in Socorro, Texas.</p>
<p>According to the El Paso County Sheriff&#39;s Office, 58 year-old Victor Manuel Villanueva is charged with two counts of illegal dumping of more than 500 but less than 1,000 pounds, in violation of the Texas Health and Safety Code § 365.012. The offense is punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a $4,000 fine. </p>
<p>&quot;The illegal dumping of solid waste and household trash continues to be a serious problem in the unincorporated areas of El Paso County,&quot; said El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal. </p>
<p>&quot;Besides affecting the health, safety and quality of life of the families, illegal dumping costs taxpayers thousands of dollars every year in investigation, prosecution, and clean-up costs,&quot; Bernal concluded.</p>
<p>The penalty for individuals found guilty of illegal dumping ranges from a fine of up to $10,000, to up to 2 years&nbsp;in jail, or both. </p>
<p>To report illegal dumping or other environmental crimes call your local law enforcement agency:&nbsp; 911 if you see it happening; the Environmental Hotline at 1-888-6EL-PASO, El Paso Police Dept. at 832-4400, or El Paso Sheriff&#39;s Dept. at 546-2280.</p>
<p>The El Paso City&#39;s Citizen Collection Stations operate Tuesday - Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Users are required to show a copy of the most recent water bill and an identification. The collection stations accept household hazardous waste, but not construction and demolition debris. The sites are located at:</p>
<ul>
<li>Northeast: 4501 Hondo Pass </li>
<li>Westside: 121 Atlantic at Doniphan</li>
<li>Central: 2492 Harrison at Alabama</li>
<li>South: 4200 Delta</li>
<li>Lower Valley 9000 Escobar at Zaragoza</li></ul>
<p>For more information contact El Paso County Attorney&#39;s Environmental Prosecutor Patsy López at (915) 546-2050.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/Victor%20Manuel%20Villanueva.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/Victor%20Manuel%20Villanueva.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/Villanueva%20Arrest%20Press%20Release.pdf">Villanueva Arrest Press Release.pdf</a></p>Owner Of Trucking Company Sentenced For Dumping Demolition Waste Illegallyhttp://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/archive/2010/05/18/owner-of-trucking-company-sentenced-for-dumping-demolition-waste-illegally.aspxTue, 18 May 2010 23:24:00 GMT3ab87554-d986-410a-839d-5c2bd702654a:1205edominguez<p>El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal today announced the sentencing of an East El Paso resident who pled guilty to violating the Texas Health and Safety Code by illegally dumping demolition waste on private property in Clint, Texas.</p>
<p>63 year-old Enrique Alfredo Trujillo, doing business as <b>Henry Trujillo Trucking</b>, pled guilty to two counts of illegal dumping, more than 5 pounds but less than 200 pounds, for a commercial purpose, in violation of the Texas Health and Safety Code § 365.012.</p>
<p>The offense was discovered on March 15, 2007 by TCEQ&#39;s Criminal Investigator Richard Talamantes who was patrolling the U.S. 54 Highway expansion project at Dyer. At the site, the investigator noticed trucks marked with &quot;Henry Trujillo&quot; on them, removing demolition waste.</p>
<p>Mr. Talamantes followed one of the dump trucks from the site to 1570 FM 1110 Rd., in Clint, Texas. When he arrived, he observed one dump truck had just finished unloading demolition waste into an arroyo and then the truck he followed, proceeded to dispose of the demolition waste contained inside the trailer.&nbsp; The demolition waste contained litter as well as permissible solid waste for fill. The Clint landfill is approximately 1.5 miles from the dump site.</p>
<p>On Friday May 13, 2010, County Criminal Court #1 Judge Alma Trejo ordered Enrique Alfredo Trujillo to pay a $4,000 fine plus court costs, for two counts of illegal dumping.&nbsp; </p>
<p>&quot;Illegal dumping is a serious environmental crime which affects health and quality of life,&quot; said El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal. </p>
<p>&quot;The illegal dumping of demolition waste and its illegal use for filling in natural arroyos is a disaster waiting to happen because it blocks the natural flow of water after heavy rains causing flooding in the area. Illegal dumping costs taxpayers thousands of dollars every year in investigation, prosecution, and clean-up costs, moneys that we could be spending on other worthwhile projects,&quot; Bernal finalized.</p>
<p>The penalty for illegal dumping ranges from a fine up to $10,000, or up to 2 years in jail, or both.&nbsp; </p>
<p><b>To report illegal dumping, the Illegal Dumping Hotline: 1-888-6EL-PASO or call your local law enforcement agency: El Paso Police Dept. at 832-4400, or El Paso Sheriff&#39;s Office at &nbsp;546-2280. </b></p>
<p>For more information contact Assistant County Attorney Cristina Viesca-Santos at 915-546-2050.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/Trujillo%20Trucking%20Press%20Release.pdf">Trujillo Trucking Press Release.pdf</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/101_1500.JPG"><img style="WIDTH:302px;HEIGHT:236px;" border="0" src="http://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/101_1500.JPG" width="2358" height="1797" alt="" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/101B1480.JPG"><img style="WIDTH:310px;HEIGHT:235px;" border="0" src="http://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/101B1480.JPG" width="1843" height="1704" alt="" /></a></p>Clint Resident Sentenced For Illegally Dumping Trash At Railroad Yardhttp://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/archive/2009/10/20/clint-resident-sentenced-for-illegally-dumping-trash-at-railroad-yard.aspxTue, 20 Oct 2009 22:11:00 GMT3ab87554-d986-410a-839d-5c2bd702654a:980edominguez<p>El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez today announced the sentencing of an East El Paso resident who pled guilty to violating the Texas Health and Safety Code by illegally dumping trash on private property in Clint, Texas.</p>
<p>21 year-old Francisco Hernández pled guilty to two counts of illegal dumping of more than 5 pounds but less than 500 pounds, in violation of the Texas Health and Safety Code § 365.012.</p>
<p>The offense was discovered on April 9, 2009, when Union Pacific Railroad Police Special Agent Victor Estrada was patrolling property near the Moon Road Crossing in east El Paso. Agent Estrada encountered some plastic bags containing household trash lying on the right-of-way at railroad property behind the 9800 block of Alameda.&nbsp; Upon further investigation, he discovered that the waste came from a residence located at 9570 Grenada Way, in El Paso County.&nbsp; </p>
<p>When confronted, Mr. Hernández admitted to dumping trash at the site. He said he had attempted to dispose of the waste at the City&#39;s landfill, but found it closed. The City of El Paso had to clean up the illegal dump site.&nbsp; </p>
<p>On Monday October 5, 2009, County Criminal Court at Law # 1 (the Environmental Court) Judge Alma Trejo sentenced Francisco Hernández to 6 months deferred probation, assessed him a $750.00 fine, ordered him to pay court costs, and to complete 80 hours of community service at the Clint Landfill or some other type of community cleanup.&nbsp; </p>
<p>&quot;Illegal dumping is a serious environmental crime which affects health and quality of life,&quot; said El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez. &quot;The illegal dumping of household trash continues throughout our community, despite efforts by the City of El Paso to make citizen collection stations available for extra household trash. Illegal dumping costs taxpayers thousands of dollars every year in investigation, prosecution, and clean-up costs, moneys that we could be spending on other worthwhile projects,&quot; Rodríguez concluded.</p>
<p>The penalty for illegal dumping ranges from a fine up to $10,000 for an individual, or up to 2 years&nbsp; in jail, or both fine and incarceration.&nbsp; For an association or corporation, the fine is up to $10,000.</p>
<p>To report illegal dumping or other environmental crime, call your local law enforcement agency:&nbsp; 911 if you see it happening; the Environmental Hotline at 1-888-6EL-PASO, El Paso Police Dept. at 832-4400, or El Paso Sheriff&#39;s Dept. at 546-2280.</p>
<p>The City&#39;s Citizen Collection Stations operate Tuesday - Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Be sure to take your water bill and identification. They accept household hazardous waste, but not construction and demolition debris. The sites are located at:</p>
<ul>
<li>§ Northeast: 4501 Hondo Pass </li>
<li>§ Westside: 121 Atlantic at Doniphan</li>
<li>§ Central: 2492 Harrison at Alabama</li>
<li>§ South: 4200 Delta</li>
<li>§ Lower Valley 9000 Escobar at Zaragoza</li></ul>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For more information contact El Paso County Attorney&#39;s Environmental Prosecutor Cristina Viesca-Santos at (915) 546-2050.</p>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/Illegal%20Dumping%20Press%20Release.pdf">Illegal Dumping Press Release.pdf</a></p>El Paso Resident Is Sentenced To 75 Days In Jail For Illegal Dumpinghttp://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/archive/2009/02/10/el-paso-resident-is-sentenced-to-75-days-in-jail-for-illegal-dumping.aspxTue, 10 Feb 2009 18:23:00 GMT3ab87554-d986-410a-839d-5c2bd702654a:573edominguez<a href="http://www.co.el-paso.tx.us/CS/blogs/ca_press/Alejandro%20Aguilar.jpg"></a>
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<p>El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez today announced the sentencing of an East El Paso resident who pled guilty to violating the State Illegal Dumping Statute, on private property, in East El Paso County.<b></b></p>
<p>48-year-old Jesús Fernández pled true to a motion to revoke his probation for illegal dumping, in violation of the Texas Health and Safety Code. </p>
<p>The offense occurred March 20, 2007, when a Sheriff&#39;s deputy was dispatched to 13599 Pellicano, in East El Paso County, in reference to an illegal dumping. The reporter described a black Nissan Frontier, which the deputy found at the 13600 block of Pellicano. The defendant admitted to dumping five 50-pound bags of trash in the desert area, close by.&nbsp; </p>
<p>On February 15, 2008, Judge Alma Trejo of the County Criminal Court at Law Number One (the Environmental Court), sentenced Jesús Fernández to 12 months deferred probation, 80 hours of community service at the Clint Landfill or other community clean-up, and $1000 fine plus court costs.&nbsp; Months later, the State filed a Motion to Revoke Mr. Fernández&#39; probation, as he failed to perform all of the terms and conditions of his probation.</p>
<p>On February 5, 2009, Judge Carlos Carrasco of the County Criminal Court at Law Number Three sentenced Jesús Fernández to 75 days in the County Jail.</p>
<p>&quot;Illegal dumping is a serious environmental crime which affects health and quality of life,&quot; said El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez. &quot;The illegal dumping of household trash costs taxpayers thousands of dollars every year in investigation, prosecution, and clean-up costs, moneys that we could be spending on other worthwhile projects. Those who refuse to perform the terms and conditions of their probation will be revoked and given jail time.&quot;</p>
<p>Rodríguez stressed that the County Attorney&#39;s Office will continue to prosecute such offenders to the fullest extent of the law. The penalty for illegal dumping ranges from a fine up to $10,000 for an individual, or up to 2 years&nbsp; in jail, or both fine and incarceration.&nbsp; For an association or corporation, the fine is up to $10,000.</p>
<p><b>To report illegal dumping or other environmental crime, call your local law enforcement agency:&nbsp; 911 if you see it happening; the Environmental Hotline at 1-888-6EL-PASO, El Paso Police Dept. at 832-4400, or El Paso Sheriff&#39;s Dept. at 546-2280.</b></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.co.el-paso.tx.us/CS/blogs/ca_press/Fernandez%20Conviction%20Press%20Release.pdf">Fernandez Conviction Press Release.pdf</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>San Elizario Resident Convicted Of Dumping Trash On The Desert http://www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/ca_press/archive/2009/02/10/san-elizario-resident-convicted-of-dumping-trash-on-the-desert-1.aspxTue, 10 Feb 2009 17:32:00 GMT3ab87554-d986-410a-839d-5c2bd702654a:572edominguez<p align="left">El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez today announced the sentencing of a San Elizario resident who pled guilty to violating the State Illegal Dumping Statute, on private property, in far east El Paso County.</p>
<p>21-year-old Luis Javier Perales pled guilty today to 2 counts of illegal dumping (transporting and disposing) before Judge Alma Trejo of the County Criminal Court at Law Number One (the Environmental Court). Perales was sentenced to 12 months deferred probation, 100 hours of community service at the Clint Landfill or other community clean-up, and $1000 fine plus court costs. Mr. Perales was also ordered to clean-up two dumpsites where he illegally disposed of household trash, a mattress, and some tires.</p>
<p>The offense occurred on Sunday, March 9, 2008. Sheriff&#39;s deputies were dispatched to the intersection of S. Ascension and Colonia Granja, in East El Paso County, to investigate an illegal dumping call. The reporter described three males in a pick-up truck pulling a small flatbed trailer with a mattress and other trash, all of whom were dumping trash onto the desert. Upon interviewing the suspects, the deputies discovered that the defendant found the landfill closed, and instead of taking the waste back to his home, he decided to dump the trash in the desert, with the help of his cousin and uncle. During the investigation, the deputies found a second, older dumpsite near the place where the mattress and other trash had been dumped.</p>
<p>&quot;Illegal dumping is a serious environmental crime which affects health and quality of life,&quot; said El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez. &quot;The illegal dumping of household trash continues throughout our community, despite efforts by the County to mandate trash collection in the unincorporated areas of El Paso County. Illegal dumping costs taxpayers thousands of dollars every year in investigation, prosecution, and clean-up costs, moneys that we could be spending on other worthwhile projects.&quot;&nbsp; </p>
<p>Rodríguez stressed that the County Attorney&#39;s Office will continue to prosecute such offenders to the fullest extent of the law. The penalty for illegal dumping ranges from a fine up to $10,000 for an individual, or up to 2 years&nbsp; in jail, or both fine and incarceration.&nbsp; For an association or corporation, the fine is up to $10,000.</p>
<p><strong>To report illegal dumping or other environmental crime, call your local law enforcement agency:&nbsp; 911 if you see it happening; the Environmental Hotline at 1-888-6EL-PASO, El Paso Police Dept. at 832-4400, or El Paso Sheriff&#39;s Dept. at 546-2280. </strong></p>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.co.el-paso.tx.us/CS/blogs/ca_press/Perales%20Conviction%20Press%20Release.pdf">Perales Conviction Press Release.pdf</a></p>